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  • IEC 61730-2:2016 RLV

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    Photovoltaic (PV) module safety qualification - Part 2: Requirements for testing

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF, PDF 3 Users, PDF 5 Users, PDF 9 Users

    Superseded date:  12-09-2023

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  18-08-2016

    Publisher:  International Electrotechnical Committee

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    FOREWORD
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Test categories
    5 Classes and their necessary test procedures
    6 Sampling
    7 Test report
    8 Testing
    9 Pass criteria
    10 Test procedures
    Annex A (informative) - Recommendations for testing
            of PV modules from production
    Annex B (informative) - Fire tests, spread-of-flame
            and burning-brand tests for PV modules

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    IEC 61730-2:2016 RLV contains both the official IEC International Standard and its Redline version. The Redline version is available in English only and provides you with a quick and easy way to compare all the changes between the official IEC Standard and its previous edition.
    IEC 61730-2:2016 provides the testing sequence intended to verify the safety of PV modules whose construction has been assessed by IEC 61730-1. The test sequence and pass criteria are designed to detect the potential breakdown of internal and external components of PV modules that would result in fire, electric shock, and/or personal injury. The standard defines the basic safety test requirements and additional tests that are a function of the PV module end-use applications. Test categories include general inspection, electrical shock hazard, fire hazard, mechanical stress, and environmental stress. This new edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
    - the test sequences have been rearranged;
    - various tests have been detailed or added.

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    Committee TC 82
    Development Note Stability Date: 2021. (08/2016)
    Document Type Redline
    Publisher International Electrotechnical Committee
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
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    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    IEC 60950-1:2005+AMD1:2009+AMD2:2013 CSV Information technology equipment - Safety - Part 1: General requirements
    ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
    ANSI Z97.1 : 2015 SAFETY GLAZING MATERIALS USED IN BUILDINGS - SAFETY PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS AND METHODS OF TEST
    ISO 813:2016 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic Determination of adhesion to a rigid substrate 90 degree peel method
    IEC 60904-9:2007 Photovoltaic devices - Part 9: Solar simulator performance requirements
    ISO 23529:2016 Rubber General procedures for preparing and conditioning test pieces for physical test methods
    ISO 8124-1:2014 Safety of toys Part 1: Safety aspects related to mechanical and physical properties
    ISO 11925-2:2010 Reaction to fire tests Ignitability of products subjected to direct impingement of flame Part 2: Single-flame source test
    IEC 60904-2:2015 RLV Photovoltaic devices - Part 2: Requirements for photovoltaic reference devices
    ISO 4587:2003 Adhesives Determination of tensile lap-shear strength of rigid-to-rigid bonded assemblies
    IEC 60068-3-5:2001 Environmental testing - Part 3-5: Supporting documentation and guidance - Confirmation of the performance of temperature chambers
    IEC 61730-1:2016 Photovoltaic (PV) module safety qualification - Part 1: Requirements for construction
    IEC 60068-2-2:2007 Environmental testing - Part 2-2: Tests - Test B: Dry heat
    IEC 60598-1:2014+AMD1:2017 CSV Luminaires - Part 1: General requirements and tests
    ISO 5893:2002 Rubber and plastics test equipment Tensile, flexural and compression types (constant rate of traverse) Specification
    IEC 60068-2-1:2007 Environmental testing - Part 2-1: Tests - Test A: Cold
    ISO 4046-4:2002 Paper, board, pulps and related terms Vocabulary Part 4: Paper and board grades and converted products
    IEC 60060-1:2010 High-voltage test techniques - Part 1: General definitions and test requirements
    IEC 61140:2016 Protection against electric shock - Common aspects for installation and equipment
    IEC 61032:1997 Protection of persons and equipment by enclosures - Probes for verification
    IEC 60695-2-10:2013 Fire hazard testing - Part 2-10: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods - Glow-wire apparatus and common test procedure
    IEC 61010-1:2010+AMD1:2016 CSV Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 1: General requirements
    IEC 60904-2 : 3.0EN+(REDLINE+VERSION) PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES - PART 2: REQUIREMENTS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC REFERENCE DEVICES
    IEC 60664-1:2007 Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage systems - Part 1: Principles, requirements and tests
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